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High-Dose Radiation May Improve Survival in Lung Cancer Without Added Risk
Survival outcomes favored the higher dose: more than 93% of patients in the 70 Gy group were alive one year after treatment, ...
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Wildfire smoke exposure may shorten lung cancer survival
By Nancy Lapid (Reuters) -Exposure to wildfire smoke may increase lung cancer patients' risk of dying from their disease, ...
Amgen drug cuts small cell lung cancer death risk by 40%
Amgen's Imdelltra reduced the risk of death by 40% compared to chemotherapy for small cell lung cancer patients whose disease ...
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American Lung Association Addresses Recent Study About Radiation in CT Scans
JAMA Internal Medicine published an article, Projected Lifetime Cancer Risks From Current Computed Tomography Imaging, that uses risk modeling to suggest that radiation from Computed Tomography (CT) ...
Roche’s Tecentriq With Lurbinectedin Increases Survival From Small-Cell Lung Cancer, Study Says
Late-stage trials showed that Tecentriq combined with lurbinectedin led to a 46% reduction in the risk of the disease ...
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Lung cancer drug aumolertinib approved after major trial success
The MHRA has approved aumolertinib for adult patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), following a groundbreaking ...
Australian study finds more than 10 percent of Queensland tunnelling workers at risk of silicosis
The dangers of silica dust exposure have been known in Australia for more than a century, yet the unsafe conditions continue.
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Topeka hospitals integrate cutting-edge lung cancer detection technology
A win for patients and pulmonologists alike, a major advancement in lung cancer detection has arrived at both of Topeka’s major hospitals–robotic-assisted bronchoscopy technology.